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Revision as of 21:09, September 21, 2008
Ghent (Flemish: Gent, French: Gand) is a city in the Flanders region of Belgium. It enjoyed extreme prosperity in the Middle Ages and early modern period as a centre of cloth production. The decline of this industry ended the town's growth, but helped preserve its remarkable collection of buildings. Today Ghent is a populat tourist centre.